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Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum) Spanish broom has bold deep yellow pea flowers in spring. Flowers are near the tips of straight upward-sweeping green shoots. Leaves are not particularly noticeable. Spanish broom is an invasive weed, particularly destructive to native plant habitat in Marin.
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Field ID Tips ·
Brilliant sprays
of yellow pea flowers bloom March to May. ·
Flowers larger
and deeper yellow than French Broom, ·
Flowers at end
of green cylindrical shoots ·
Leaves not
noticable
Deep yellow pea flowers Links: Mountain Home to West Point Shrubs |
Flower stems are tubular and upward-sweeping. Yellow blooms congregate at the ends of the stems, earliest blooms at the bottom of the flower spike, and the latest blooms at the very tip.
Spanish broom stands out when it is in bloom. <<<NEED PHOTO OF PEA PODS>>> |
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